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(No Model.) J. A. BURKE.

Printers Galley.

Patented June I4, 1881.

3 -lmve'nfor:

UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. BURKE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, CHARLES F. BLAKELY, CHARLES E. TUERK, AND ROBERT BUOKINGHAM, ALL OF SAME PLACE. I

PRINTERS GALLEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,748, dated June 14, 1881.

' Application filetlMarch 14,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES A. BURKE, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, have invented new and useful Improvements in Printers Galleys, of which the fol-' lowing is afull description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top or plan view; Fig. 2, a [O longitudinal section on line m w of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a detail, being atransverse section enlarged, on line 3 y of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a detail, being a face view and vertical section of the pressureplate or guard'plate which protects the face 0f the end of the galley; Fig. 5, a detail, being a top or plan view of the open end of the gal- .ley, showing the retaining or side stick, end clamp, and means for securing the clamp to. the stick; Fig. 6, a side elevation of the re taining or side stick; Figs. 7 and 8, details showing a modification in the construction of the hook end of the side-stick.

The object of this invention is to secure the type matter in the galley in a secure and firm 2 manner without any delay, inconvenience, or trouble, and have the means for doing the work always at hand and ready for use.

My invention consists, essentially, in the conbination, with the printers galley, of a retain- 3o ing or side stick provided with a raised portion at one end to fit the galley end piece, and a catch or hook at the other end to engage the galley-bottom at its open end for locking the stickand galley together, allas hereinafter more fully described.

The invention embraces other featuresof construction and combination, which will be specifically described hereinafter, and pointed.

out in the claims.

In the drawings, A represents the retaining or side stick B, a galley ot' the ordinary form; 0, the adjustable foot-piece or end clamp; D, the type; E, the adjustable hook-plate; a, the raised end of the sidestick; b, the opening for the galley end piece c, the'set or thumb screw;

d, the guard or pressure-plate; e, the hook; f, the strap connecting the piece G with the stick A; g, the tongue or flange on the strapf; h, the groove to receive. the tongue or flange g,-

z, the adj listing-slots in the end piece, E; j, the

set-screws for holding the end piece, E.

The retaining or side stick, A, may be made of malleable iron or other metal or wood, or any other suitable material which can be cast or otherwise formed into shape, and in form is rectangular, square, or.other shape, so that the face or side which comes in contact with the type will fitsnugly and press evenly and uniformly against the type, and its bottom will rest on or be parallel with the bottom 0t the galley. One end of this stick has a raised portion, a, which extends up and over the end piece at the closed end of the galley, an opening, 1), being left or formed therein to receive such end piece, which opening is of greater 6 width than the width of the end piece. The

outward down ward] y-projecting portion of this raised portion a has a screw-threaded opening to receive the shank of a set or thumb screw,

0, the end of which can be brought'into contact with the face of the galley-piece, so as to.

lock the stick firmly in position; and, as shown,

in order to prevent the end of the set-screw from injuring the galley end piece a guard-plate, d,

is provided, having a slot therein to receive the 7 5 portion a and suspend the plate, so that the downward portion thereof will come a gainst the galley end piece and receive the end of the set or thumb screw 0, the other portion of theplate d resting on top of the horizontal portion of a. The other end of this stick Ais provided with a hook or lip, e, which projects down and fits over or against the edge of the bottom at the open end of the galley. As shownin Figs.

2 and 6, this lip or hook is formed with the stick, but it may be formed of an independent piece, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, in which itis on a-plate, E, which plate is provided with slots 2' to receive set-screws j, by means of which it is attached to the bottom of the stick A. This form of construction enables the hook to be adjusted so that it can be made to hook over the end of the galleys, which difler to a slight extent in length, the piece or plate E being capable of being moved in or out to the 5 extent of the length of the slots 6, to adjust the hook e accordingly. 7

Other forms of hooks or lips than those shown may be used at this end of the stick A, to long as they are capable of connecting the stick with the galley-bottom at the end, and the other end of the stick need not have the precise construction for the raised portion .A shown, as such portion may be in the form of a regular goose-neck or curve, or of someother form that will allow it to drop over the end piece of the galley,- so that the stick can lie within the galley.

The galley B may be of any of the ordinary and well-known forms of construction for printers galleys, having side pieces and an end piece attached to the bottom, which is usually made of sheet-brass or some other thin material.

The foot-piece or end clamp, C, may be made of a single piece of malleable iron, or other suitable material, bent or otherwise formed to have two portions standing at right angles to each other, -one of the portions to engage the face of the type and the other to -fit or be in contact with the face of the stick, as shown in Fig. 1. This piece 0 is adjustable on the stick A, and is securedthereto by means of a stralhf. This strap f is attached to the foot-piece O and embraces andclamps the side-- stick, as shown in Fig. 8, and it is provided with the turned-in lip orfiange g, which enters a groove, it, formed in the side of the stick, the other side of the strap being secured to the arm or limb of O rigidly, by brazing, soldering, or otherwise, or it may be secured by means of a set-screw, as shown in Fig. 5. YVhen'secured in this manner, or by passing the strap entirely around the stick and the limb of the clamp, if desired, a sliding wedge may be used for the purpose of holding the clamp firmly against the type, or this could be done by using a set-screw in place of the sliding wedge.

The form of stick shown, having the raised portion (0 with an opening, I), is primarily designed for use on old galleys, Where it is not convenient or possible to change the construction of the galley, and this construction will also be found well adapted for use on new galleys; but, if desired, such new galleys might have the end piece slotted longitudinally, and the end of the stick be provided witha tongue or extension to pass through the slot and receive a set or thumb nut for securing it in a firm manner.

As shown, the pressure or guard plate at is suspended from the neck (6, but such guardplate, or its equivalent, might be in the form of a metallic strip secured to the outer face of the galley end, agains'twhich the end of the set-screw would bear.

The face of the type is omitted, and the body thereof is alone indicated by D.

When not in use the side-stick is shoved over against the side of the galley, which can be easily done by loosening the set screw or nut, and when in position can be held so as not to interfere with or be in the way of placin g the type on the galley by setting the screw or nut to place.

In use, when a proof is to be taken of the matter on the galley, the stick A is brought in contact with the type and pressed firmly against the same, so as to hold it snugly between the face of the stick and the side piece of the galley, and the stick is then secured by tightening the set-nut or set-screw. The end clamp is then shoved up so that its arm will come in contact with the end face of the type, and then secured, holding the type firmly in the space which it occupies on the galley, so that the operation of taking a galley-proof will not disarrange the type or injure them in any way. When the proofis taken the end clamp can be shoved down and the side-stick loosened and shoved out of the way, leaving the matter so that it can be readily formed into shape for a catch or hook to engage the galley-bottom at the open end, and means, substantially such as described, for confining the stick in its adjusted position, essentially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with a printers galley, of a retaining or side stick provided with a raised portion to fit over the galley end piece, and means, substantially such as described, to engage the galley-bottom at the open end, and a set-screw for confining the stick in its adjusted position on the galley, essentially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A retaining or side stick, A, adapted to be secured at one end to the galley end piece, in combination with the adjustable plate E, having the catch or look for connecting the stick to-galleys which vary slightly in length, substantially as specified.

4. The combination, witha printers galley, of a retaining or side stick having a raised portion, a, to set over the end piece of the galley, and provided with an adjustable foot-piece, and a hook or catch for engaging thebottom of the galley, and means, such as described, for confining the stick in its adjusted position on the galley, substantially as described.

JAMES A. BURKE.

itnesses O. W. BOND, ALBERT H. ADAMs.

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